FVXX20 KWBC 280500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0500 UTC 28 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-185          WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. WINDS FORECAST GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 28/0415 UTC. A LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME MOVING TO THE WEST
WAS DETECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY.
THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/1100 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN
ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT
INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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